Forecourt Walls, Piers, Central Gate and Railings to Methodist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1984. Chapel.

Forecourt Walls, Piers, Central Gate and Railings to Methodist Chapel

WRENN ID
fallow-wall-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1984
Type
Chapel
Address
Forecourt Walls, Piers, Central Gate and Railings to Methodist Chapel, Long Marton
OS grid reference
NY 666 245
Coordinates
54.61481, -2.51732
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt walls, piers, central gate, and railings to the Methodist Chapel in Long Marton are constructed from sandstone blocks, forming a low front wall with chamfered coping. The return walls are higher and feature segmental coping without railings. The corner piers are square in section and topped with domical features. The original cast-iron railings have pointed standards. The central gate, which includes an overthrow, and the balustrade to the steps are 20th-century additions.

Local climate

Forecourt Walls, Piers, Central Gate and Railings to Methodist Chapel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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